ARMED THUGS ATTACK SHOPRITE MALL IN WARRI

Armed youths alleged to be loyalists to the suspended chairman of Uvwie local government area of Delta state, Mr. Henry Baro, on Friday attacked the premises of Shoprite Shopping Mall, in Warri, amid looting, destruction and injuring customers at the mall.

Sources reported that Baro, who was suspended last August by the Delta State House of Assembly over alleged misconduct, allegedly invited the youths to settle scores after a quarrel with a Naval official at the Shoprite.

Following the ugly incident, the state police command late Friday issued a statement, vowing to deal decisively with anyone found culpable in the attack and wanton destruction of the mall.

The statement which was signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Celestina Kalu, said that a management staff of Shoprite had called the police in Ekpan to lodge a report that the Mall has come under attack by armed thugs.

“On January 8, 2016 at about 11am, one Akume, the Operations Manager of Shoprite Shopping Mall, Warri informed the DPO Ekpan Division on phone that some persons have invaded the shopping Mall.

“He said that the invaders beat, robbed and injured customers and sales personnel at the mall,” Kalu said.

According to the police spokesperson, based on the report, a police patrol team was quickly mobilized to the scene and arrested one suspect while others took to their heels.

She further stated that police investigation revealed that one Henry Baro, the suspended chairman of Uvwie Local Government Council had an altercation with a Naval rating identified as Ma’arafu in the shopping mall.

“In the process the said Henry Baro invited his community Youths who invaded the shopping mall and attacked anyone on sight.

“However, police detectives attached to State CID Asaba have commenced discreet investigation into the incident and anyone found to be culpable would be brought to book,” Kalu said.

Comments

ALLEGED BRIBERY OF APPEAL COURT JUDGES IN DELTA JUDGMENT: A Disservice To The Rule of Law

Deltans have expressed deep concern over troubling allegations of bribery against judges of the Delta State Governorship Appeal Court, whose judgment was recently delivered in Lagos State. In a widely circulated leaked audio, Hon. Daniel Mayuku, a senior member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and a former three-time member of the State House of Assembly representing Warri South West constituency, can be heard making disturbing claims. Mayuku stated in the leaked audio that three days before the pronounced judgment of the Appeal court, the Delta State PDP knew that the judgment favoured Ovie Omo Agege based on facts and available evidence. They allegedly used financial inducement and blackmail to influence the change of the judgement in favour of the PDP governorship candidate, Sheriff Oborevwori, against the true picture of the case. Mayuku in the leaked audio claimed that the Court of Appeals is highly corrupt and expensive, and that the Appeal court is the only place they

FEDERAL ALLOCATION TO THE TWENTY FIVE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN DELTA STATE IN 2023

Below Is The Federal Allocation To The Twenty five Local Government Areas in Delta State In 2023: Aniocha North: ₦2,631,989,064.8 Aniocha South: ₦2,847,788,192.94 Bomadi: ₦2,491,779,057.87 Burutu: ₦3,367,885,422.51 Ethiope East: ₦3,178,376,209.24 Ethiope West: ₦3,226,505,207.54 Ika North East: ₦3,279,681,589.37 Ika South: ₦3,117,284,050.15 Isoko North: ₦2,968,741,529.30 Isoko South: ₦3,372,633,698.8 Ndokwa East: ₦2,766,813,948.49 Ndokwa West: ₦3,108,983,376.16 Okpe: ₦2,750,960,811.06 Oshimili North: ₦2,683,889,807 Oshimili South: ₦2,890,887,684.18 Patani: ₦2,416,623,048.75 Sapele: ₦3,008,977,295.44 Udu: ₦3,018,102,746.7 Ughelli North: ₦3,981,014,554.26 Ughelli South: ₦3,255,554,002.56 Ukwuani: ₦2,660,755,459.71 Uvwie: ₦3,081,517,453.34 Warri South: ₦3,755,492,329.81 Warri North: ₦2,820,237,

OBOREVWORI: How Not To Glorify A 'One Chance' Governor - By Zik Gbemre

It is appalling how, in desperation to sustain its thieving hegemony over the Delta State Government since 1999, the Delta PDP had the audacity to impose the weakest, most uninformed contender, a local champion, as Governor over a state replete with accomplished men and women of immense capacity. Given this unenviable privilege, one would have expected the fortunate placeholder governor, Sheriff Oborevwori—whose only election campaign manifesto was pledging to improve on the failed leadership of Ifeanyi Okowa, his predecessor—to engage creative minds and individuals of proven integrity to assist him in making a difference. Rather than doing the needful, Oborevwori has worsened matters by electing to engage the same spent leaders, deadwood, and gluttons that have gained prominence in running the state down over successive administrations. The result has been a government of mediocre officeholders competing to run the state for their pockets at the detriment of the populace, under a gove

Innocent Ojefia Blog

Search This Blog